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Sunan Abi Dawud 628 — The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Prayed in One Cloth
The Types Of Clothes In Which It Is Permissible To Pray
Hadith About the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Praying in a Single Cloth
Sunan Abi Dawud : 628
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 628
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُلْتَحِفًا مُخَالِفًا بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ .
Umar b. Abu Salama Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying girded with a single (piece of) cloth, place its two ends over his shoulders.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 628In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 238English translation : Book 2, Hadith 628
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 628
This Hadith describes what Umar b. Abu Salamah saw with his own eyes. He saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم praying while girded with a single piece of cloth, placing its two ends over his shoulders. The main topic is prayer clothing, especially praying in one garment. This narration is not a question and answer; it is an eyewitness report of the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم action. It shows the same practical pattern mentioned in nearby narrations: when one cloth is used, its ends are placed over the shoulders. For someone looking for a hadith about the Prophet praying in one cloth, this Hadith gives a clear picture without adding extra details. It teaches that the cloth was worn in a covered and steady way.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seen praying in a single cloth.
- The two ends of the cloth were placed over the shoulders.
- Prayer clothing can be simple when worn properly.
- Eyewitness reports help show how prayer actions were done.
